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Don't be overly worried if you have abnormal growths in the breast; these are fairly common. It is only when cells have invaded or can invade surrounding tissue and spread to other parts of the body, that abnormal growths are considered cancerous.

All women face the risk of breast cancer, especially when they pass the age of 40 – no matter what size your breasts are, or whether or not you have breastfed.

Counting our blessings

When I first found out that I had cancer in 1999, I was astounded and frightened of what I would have to go through to deal with the disease.

S'pore can play clinical research role

Singapore has an important role to play in the areas of clinical trial and data collection for an Asian context, said Japan's top cancer surgeon Dr Nagahiro Saijo.

Dr Saijo, 65, was at Gleneagles Hospital in November to present a lunchtime lecture to fellow oncologists as part of Parkway Cancer Centre's Distinguished Visiting Lecturer Series.

Ensure you're covered

The financial world has recently been in turmoil. I understand very little of it because there is too much fine print. Even experts are divided on what is the right thing to do next.

As part of the holistic approach towards cancer treatment, Parkway Cancer Centre provides counseling and resource information through CanHOPE. CanHOPE is a non-profit service from which patients and the general public can receive accurate cancer information, related screening services and treatments via a telephone hotline and through email. CanHOPE also conducts face-to-face counselling and patient support group meetings to provide emotional and psychosocial support to all patients and their families.
For further enquiries, please contact CanHOPE at:

Tel: (65) 6738 9333
Email: canhope@parkway.sg
www.CanHOPE.com.sg